Google wants to change the world. Knowing what they know and not doing anything with it is anathema. Being able to see what people want, how they think, all this is part of their intention to bui...

Endurance gamers will love the Sumo Sac Sultan. The huge pillow easily accommodates nearly any size human, and at least two average-sized ones. If you are looking for a man-chair to add to your f...

Nikon today announced the D90 Digital SLR - successor to the D80. It's slated for availability some time (late?) September, at an ESP (estimated street price) of $999.95. At this point, I shou...

Walk into your local electronics emporium and look at the wall of screens. It's a beautiful sight. All of the displays look so wonderful, but where do you start? What do you need to know to...

As the world changes so do the demands of consumers -- this is particularly true with technology. One of the most pressing issues today is that of digital television. But to most this subject is sh...

Before MGS4 hit the shelves, a flurry of gameplay videos hit the web, and I couldn't help but watch a couple of them. These videos left me deeply worried about the game. Reservedly excited, yo...

As dry as this topic is, it's time to update and explain our benchmarking systems. If you're reading this, stop, get back to work, you lazy git! No but yeah, I'll do my best to mak...

It strikes me as pure poetry that the acronym for point-and-shoot is POS. Wait, no, it's not. That would have been apt. The first time I borrowed a friend's Canon 20D, I was hooked. Takin...

As of Catalyst 8.3, a.k.a. "The New Beginning" a.k.a. "The Big One" a.k.a. "The Humptyback Zinglebert," it's clear that CrossFireX has picked up where SLI left off. Right now, it's a bet...

Geeks are notoriously hard to shop for, and it's an ill-deserved notoriety. Yes, it's true that most people who fall under the geek purview spend their time talking about specific, and r...

It's been over nine months since Microsoft announced the Windows Home Server at CES 2007 in Las Vegas. There has been a lot of hype, and a very strong enthusiast community stands behind it. Mi...

Vista makes you look good naked. I've made the switch to Vista. Completely. My home theater PC and file server is running Home Premium x64, my gaming computer uses Vista Ultimate x64, and m...

Finally, the iPod touch. The iPhone minus the phone. People have been asking for one ever since they laid eyes on the iPhone (Ed - I wanted one ever since I first heard rumors of one, long before t...

One thing you find after you install iWork '08 is that, when you start, you're offered quick tutorials. If you have time, I'd strongly recommend the initial tour of iWork '08, a...

The Apple Special Event today also announced iLife '08. iLife is composed of five applications - iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD and Garage Band. These applications are designed to help you and you...

Once I had successfully freed the USB drive from its lame shell, it was time to think. Whatever am I going to put this little thing inside? And so the search began. I thought about doing a better L...

The computer world has known for a long time that girls are to be taken seriously. Games can be ridiculously fun and appeal to everyone. And it's not just about The Sims and Bejeweled; girls w...

Michael covered Archos' Generation 5 launch event in NYC last week, and the new Archos 605 was the rockstar of the show. The real question is, does the 605 seem ill-featured or me-too? Despite some...

The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off in San Francisco today, beginning with the highly anticipated Steve Jobs keynote speech. Apple fans have been waiting for this day since MacWorl...

In this article I'll be discussing something which really doesn't get that much attention. It's something that we all have to deal with. You've got them; you hate them. They...